This painting took several sittings. It was one of my more studied plein-eir exercises.

I found a nice little spot at Descanso Gardens where the foreground was in shadow and the middle and background was lit. I wanted to frame the warm areas with its cooler surroundings.

In these samples, I was playing around with the shapes of the plants a little more, but not much more. My main goal was to study the silhouette shapes of the plants.

I forced myself to finish this painting in one hour as I wanted to loosen up my mark making.

My Nephew

My bling'n nephew. Oh yeah...

Starbucks Sketch

Eaton Canyon Tree

I found this very cool tree at Eaton Canyon which, by the way, is a very good place to paint rocks and all things dry and flammable. There is also a lot of dog droppings.

Arboretum

I was really pleased with the silhouetting of the leaves and the tree trunks. As with most of my paintings, I had to fight for this one.

Updated Version

Thanks for all of your comments! I didn't even realize that their were comments. Please stay tuned for more work. I've done a ton of landscape painting this term, but have yet to post. Guoache is fun again.

Drapery Studies

Here are some drapery studies I did. Some are master copies of Norman Rockwell and others are just sketches of people's arms in the library.

Welcome to my blog!

Hi and welcome to my blogspot. I've included a few paintings that I have worked on over the past few months. Most of the paintings are between 3 to 4 feet on the long side just to give you an idea of scale. Some are more successful than others, yet all have helped me to progress as a painter. Feel free to comment on the work, feedback is always welcome, and check back for new postings.

Male Nude

Close Up

The hands are the best part of this painting. I really feel that I am onto something with the way the form is modeled in that its not overly rendered and has some interesting brushwork.

Michael

My Pops

A great man.

Close Up

The Jedi

Stagecoach

Sketching at the Autry Museum.

My First Blog

My first blog. Soon there will be pictures.